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Region 10 Tribal
Newsletter United States Environmental ProtectionAgency
Vol. 29 No. 2 March 2020
The Tribal Newsletter is issued free each month.
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Top NewsRegion 10 Tribal Coordinator Staff Changes
The EPA Region 10 Tribal Trust and Assistance Branch currently has 14 staff available to serve each of the federally recognized tribes in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Tribal coordinators fulfill dual roles, as liaisons between the tribes and the agency on environmental and agency issues, and as project officers for Indian Environmental General Assistance Program grants. TTAB strives to keep tribes and tribal consortia assigned to a tribal coordinator who serves their geographic region, while also trying to keep the number of tribes that each serves relatively balanced.
In late March we will bid a fond farewell to JR Herbst, who is transferring to EPA Region 9 to work as a tribal coordinator. JR has been with TTAB for the past nine years as the Bristol Bay tribal coordinator, as staff lead on tribal consultation and coordination, and has provided support to the Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee. We are grateful to JR for his years of service and dedication to the tribes. If you would like to send JR well wishes, his email will remain the same. As JR departs TTAB, we welcome Catherine Vila in joining the TTAB in serving tribes as a project officer. Catherine is a long-time grants coordinator for Region 10.
These staffing changes result in TTAB needing to shift tribal assignments. The tribal coordinators are in the process of notifying the affected tribes and transferring IGAP grants under the new assignment structure. If your tribe or consortia is notified of a change in your tribal coordinator, and
your organization submitted a FY2021 IGAP proposal, that notification will include information on the proposal review process for this grant cycle. Once all affected tribes are all notified, we will update the list of assignments on the EPA Region 10 Tribal Contacts website.
Thank you for your understanding and patience as we make these adjustments. Our goals are to ensure smooth transitions and award the grants in a timely manner so that you can continue the important work you do in support of your communities. Please contact Stacy Murphy, TTAB Manager with any questions or concerns at 206-553-2106 or [email protected].
Pop Quiz A leaky faucet dripping at the rate of one drip per second can waste how
many gallons of water per year?
A. 10 B. 500 C. 3,000 D. 13,000
See answer on page 9.
Catherine Vila, EPA Grants Coordinator
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Improvements to Region 10 Tribal Programs Website We recently updated and redesigned our Tribal Programs in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska website to make it easier to find the information you need. The upgraded website provides quick and easy access to useful news, technical resources, and information. The site features a calendar of Region 10 tribal events, a new clean water page, a new Quality Assurance Project Plan page, and a new Training and Technical Assistance for Tribes in Region 10 page. Please take a tour of the site and remember to add it as a favorite in your web browser’s bookmarks.
The new Quality Assurance Project Plans for Tribes in Region 10 website was designed to improve understanding of EPA’s Quality Assurance Project Plan requirements. QAPPs are required for EPA grant recipients who want to conduct data collection - such as surveying, monitoring, or assessing environmental conditions in communities. A QAPP describes the plan for gathering and using environmental data. You’ll find a variety of resources on the page, including QAPP templates, information on training, and how to obtain an example of an EPA approved QAPP on your topic. We hope the new site will be helpful in developing QAPPs and speeding up the approval process.
Overcoming Barriers to Sustainable Waste Management in Tribal Communities Report
The Overcoming Barriers to Sustainable Waste Management in Tribal Communities report identifies barriers faced by tribes in developing and implementing sustainable waste management programs, minimizing the generation of waste materials, achieving controlled and safe waste disposal practices, and cleaning up and closing open dumps.
The report also provides a variety of strategies that could be implemented to help overcome those barriers and includes examples of Strategies in Action to illustrate the potential effectiveness of the various strategies.
An Infrastructure Task Force Work Team authored the report. The ITF was created in 2007 to develop and coordinate federal activities for delivering water infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure, and solid waste management services to tribal communities.
To learn more about the ITF, access the report and others like it, check out EPA’s Infrastructure Task Force Tribal Solid Waste Management website.
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National Tribal Water Council Seeks At-Large Member The National Tribal Water Council is a technical and scientific body established to advocate for the interests of federally recognized tribes in matters pertaining to water. The council is currently accepting applications from tribal water professionals for an at-large member.
Member duties include reviewing and discussing water-related issues in Indian country, assisting the council in informing tribes on a wide variety of water issues, developing position papers and response documents on water-related issues affecting tribes, participating in monthly conference calls and biannual meetings. To learn more, check out the National Tribal Water Council website. To express your interest, contact Elaine Wilson by phone at 480-340-2306 or [email protected].
Alaska News AIEO and Region 10 Engagements in Alaska
In February, EPA’s American Indian Environmental Office Director Scott Mason traveled to Anchorage, AK to meet with the EPA Region 10 Alaska Operations Office (including several tribal coordinators) and participate in the Alaska Forum on the Environment.
During the Alaska Forum, AIEO Director Mason, along with AIEO Program Analyst Paige Lieberman, and AOO Deputy Director Tami Fordham, shared comments with tribal officials and Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act corporation representatives on EPA’s draft Guiding Principles for Consulting with Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Corporations (Guiding Principles). EPA’s draft Guiding Principles document outlines how EPA consults with ANCSA corporations when a regulatory action has direct effects on an ANCSA corporation. Details about the opportunity to consult on EPA’s Guiding Principles are available on page 4.
During his trip to Alaska, AIEO Director Mason had opportunities to discuss AIEO priorities and the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program with tribal officials, tribal staff, and state and federal representatives. He participated in discussions where he heard about successful grants, including IGAP as a catalyst for environmental change, new resources, and education. EPA Regional Administrator Chris Hladick also attended the Alaska Forum.
AIEO Director Scott Mason with Alaska Operations Office staff (left to right): Jennifer Curtis, Tami Fordham, Scott Mason, Cathy Villa, Sue Detwiler, and Michelle Davis.
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He joined Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Jason Brune for a keynote panel discussing current priorities of the EPA and Alaska DEC. Administrator Hladick also opened the Alaska Marine Debris Summit alongside Senator Dan Sullivan (who joined by video) on the final day of the Alaska Forum. Both he and Senator Sullivan shared encouraging news about future marine debris funding sources and commitment by the federal government.
Alaska DEC Commissioner Jason Brune, Alaska Native Science Commission Director Patricia Cochran, and EPA
Region 10 Administrator Chris Hladick.
RTOC The Region 10 Regional Tribal Operations Committee is a partnership between EPA and elected tribal
representatives to further tribal environmental objectives at the regional level, serve as a liaison between the EPA and tribes regarding information exchange, and provide assistance to the National Tribal Operations Committee.
Upcoming RTOC Meetings March 17-20 ● Quarterly Meeting ● Seattle, WA
Submit Meeting Discussion Topics
2020 Tribal Environmental Leaders Summit FORMAL DATE CHANGE!
September 23-25 ● Anchorage, AK
It is important to the RTOC to have representation from all our region’s tribes in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington attend the conference. The committee changed the dates from May 6-8 to September 23-25. Thank you for your feedback on the date change. As we understand tribal life and subsistence, we ultimately must choose a date and make the best of it. We hope you can manage to work this into your schedule and look forward to seeing you in the fall.
We will update the TELS registration website with new information in April or May of 2020.
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Stay Engaged with Us ● FollowusonFacebookforthemostuptodatenewsandopportunities.● Ifyouwishtoattendoraddanitemtoamonthlymeetingagenda,orifyouhave
questions,comments,orsuggestionsforhowRTOCcanbetterserveyourcommunity—pleasecontacttheRTOCrepresentativeforyourareaorRTOC’sTribalAdministrator,RandiMadison.CONTACT:Randi Madison,RTOCTribalAdministrator●[email protected]
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Tribal Consultation A full list of consultation opportunities is available in
EPA’s Tribal Consultation Opportunities Tracking System
Guiding Principles for Consulting with ANCSA Corporations ENDDATE:April 14.In2004,CongressdirectedallfederalagenciestoconsultwithcorporationsestablishedbytheAlaskaNativeClaimsSettlementActin1971“onthesamebasisasIndiantribesunderExecutiveOrderNo.13175.”EPAhasalonghistoryofengagingwithANCSAcorporationsonmattersforwhichitconsultswithfederallyrecognizedtribesinAlaskaandnowseekstoformalizethisprocess.
EPAisproposingtoconsultwithANCSAcorporationsonanyregulatoryactionthathassubstantialdirecteffectsonanANCSAcorporationandimposessignificantcompliancecosts.EPAinvitesyouandyourdesignatedconsultationrepresentative(s)toparticipateinthisprocess.AGuiding Principles for Consulting with Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act CorporationsdocumentestablishesprinciplesrelevanttoconsultingwithANCSAcorporations.TheGuidingPrinciplesdocument,andtheproposedconsultationprocessisavailableontheEPA’sTribalConsultationOpportunitiesTrackingSystemwebsite.
CONTACT:Paige Lieberman●202-564-9957●[email protected]
Draft Plan for Federal Certification for Applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides
ENDDATE:May 1. TheDraft EPA Plan for the Federal Certification of Applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides within Indian Country (EPAPlan)isaplanforthecertificationofapplicatorsofrestrictedusepesticides(RUPs)inIndiancountrybasedonthecertificationrequirementsenumeratedat40CFRPart171.TheEPA Plan allowstheuseofRUPsinthoseareasofIndiancountrynotcoveredbyanyotherEPA-approvedcertificationplan.
EPAadministersroutinemaintenanceactivitiesassociatedwiththeimplementationofthisEPA Plan, includingapplicationprocessing,databasemanagementandrecordkeeping,andconductinginspectionsandenforcementactionsasappropriate.
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During consultation, EPA will review the new standards and requirements for state, tribal, and federal agency certification programs for pesticide applicators when applying restricted use pesticides. To learn more, check out EPA’s Federal Certification to Apply Restricted Use Pesticides in Indian Country website.
A tribal consultation session will be offered by Skype and teleconference on April 6 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. To join by phone, call 1-866-299-3188 and enter code 202-566-0603.
CONTACT: Amanda Hauff ● 202-566-0603 ● [email protected]
Tribal Consultation: Draft Plan for Federal Certification
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GrantsCommunity-Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring
NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPLY DUE: March 4. APPLICATIONS DUE: March 30. Funds are available for projects designed to assist state, local, and tribal air agencies in identifying and characterizing air toxics, also known as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), through work that falls into one of four categories. Those categories are community-scale monitoring; near-source monitoring; evaluating new and emerging testing methods for air toxics; and, analyzing existing air toxics data and developing or enhancing analytical, modeling, and/or implementation tools.
Air toxics, also known as hazardous air pollutants, are linked to cancer or other serious health effects. Under the Clean Air Act, EPA regulates 187 listed air toxic pollutants. While grant applications may address any air toxic pollutant, air toxics of particular interest to EPA include ethylene oxide, chloroprene, benzene, 1,3-butadiene, and metals such as hexavalent chromium, nickel, and arsenic.
The total estimated funding for this competitive opportunity is approximately $5,000,000. The amount of federal funding requested by an applicant must not exceed $750,000. EPA anticipates awarding approximately 10 to 20 assistance agreements from this announcement.
Details are available on EPA’s Community-Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring website.
An air monitoring station near Harrah WAPhoto: John Livingston
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Pollution Prevention Grant Program APPLICATIONS DUE: March 31. EPA is offering a grant competition to fund two-year assistance agreements for projects that provide technical assistance to develop and adopt source reduction practices ― also known as pollution prevention or P2. P2 means reducing or eliminating pollutants from entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal. EPA is encouraging P2 because implementing these practices can result in reductions in toxic pollutants, the use of water, energy, and other raw materials, while also lowering business costs.
States, state entities, federally recognized tribes, and intertribal consortia are eligible to apply. Individual grant awards may be in the range of $40,000-$500,000 for the two-year funding period. Additional details about this opportunity are available on EPA’s Grant Programs for Pollution Prevention website.
Training & Technical Assistance Training opportunities in this newsletter are either hosted, funded, or sponsored in collaboration with EPA. Any links to websites outside of EPA are provided for additional information that may be useful or
interesting to our readers. EPA can neither attest to the accuracy of these third-party sites nor endorse any nongovernment websites, companies or applications.
Rural Alaska Landfill Operator (RALO) Training March 10-12, Anchorage, AK April 7-9, Anchorage, AK May 12-14, Anchorage, AK
The Rural Alaska Landfill Operator course is for the designated landfill operator and administrator in a village with a Class III landfill or open dump, and focuses on the duties of the landfill operator, their personal safety, and the safety of the village.
Emphasis is placed on the importance of the landfill operator’s role to keep the village clean and the landfill free from harmful substances. Participants will learn about landfill regulations and requirements, household hazardous waste, waste separation and screening, waste reduction and segregation, recycling, personal protection equipment and much more.
These courses are hosted by The Alaska Forum, Inc. with trainers and expertise provided in cooperation with Solid Waste Administration of North America, Alaska Chapter. The Alaska Forum is providing a limited number of $500 scholarships for qualified travel expenses for landfill operators employed in their village. Registration is available on the Alaska Forum, Inc. Rural Alaska Landfill Operator Training website.
CONTACT: Amy Tannahill ● 907-331-0282 ● [email protected]
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EPA Residential Wood Smoke Workshop March 10-12, New Orleans, LA The Residential Wood Smoke Workshop will cover a wide range of topics, including regulatory, voluntary, and technical with a focus on sharing lessons learned. The workshop’s target audience includes state, local, and tribal agencies; regional organizations, federal agencies, and non-profit organizations.
The workshop will be held in conjunction with the Hearth, Patio and Barbeque Association Trade Show/Expo. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to tour the trade show floor and see firsthand various hearth technologies operating - including wood, wood pellet, coal and gas stoves, a wood-fired central heating system, and meet with industry representatives.
The workshop is being coordinated and supported by EPA, the Western States Air Resources Council, the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, and the National Tribal Air Association. Registration information is available on the 2020 Residential Wood Smoke Workshop website.
CONTACT: Larry Brockman ● [email protected]
Underground Storage Tank Boot Camp The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals is partnering with Oneida Nation to offer Tribal UST Boot Camps. The workshops will provide in depth detail and hands on experience in assessing, inspecting, and evaluating all facets of Underground Storage Tank system installation and operation. Attendees will be able to go into a large mockup of a UST facility, where they will have access to everything both above and below-ground. In addition to classroom instruction and hands-on training, attendees will visit a tribal UST facility. UST Boot Camps are available on the following dates and locations. April 7-9, Arlington, TX Priority will be given to tribes in EPA Regions 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10, and limited to 20 students. Register by March 23 on ITEP’s UST Boot Camp Workshop website. April 21-23, Oneida, WI Priority will be given to tribes in EPA Regions 5 and 8. Register by April 7 on ITEP’s UST Boot Camp Workshop website. CONTACT: Victoria Flowers ● 920-869-4548 ● [email protected]
Implementing and Managing Tribal Recycling Programs April 28-30, Mobile, AL During this ITEP course you will hear from other tribal professionals who oversee successful recycling programs, visit the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ Recycling Facility, participate in a waste audit activity, and ask questions of several local recycling business representatives. This course will have a strong emphasis on understanding current recycling trends, management issues, and creating sustainable and efficient operations. In addition to lectures, panel discussions, and site visits, there will be small group activities and time to interact with your colleagues. For details, check out ITEP’s Waste and Response Training Schedule website.
CONTACT: Todd Barnell ● 928-523-3840 ● [email protected]
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Qualified Sampler Training (Water Quality and Soil Sampling)
May 11-13, Anchorage, AK This Zender Environmental Health and Research Group training will involve one classroom day, two field days at a local creek, and a hands-on instruction day. Attendees will learn how to take water and soil samples to send for laboratory contaminant testing, how to test on-site for surface water fecal coliform, and how to sample and monitor for the basic water quality parameters using a YSI probe and turbidity meter.
Passing this course satisfies the State of Alaska training requirements to become a qualified sampler. Trainees with approved QAPPs and appropriate sampling equipment can receive free follow-up assistance to help them complete the State’s requirement for supervised work in the field. If you attend and complete the training you can earn University of Alaska Fairbanks course credit for the ENVI 110 Introduction to Water Quality class. Details are available on the Zender Environmental Health and Research Group website.
CONTACT: Simone Sebalo ● 907-277-2111 ● [email protected]
EPA Diver Training May 11-15, Pensacola, FL EPA hosts Diver Training that’s catered to those needing to conduct scientific and light work diving. Every year EPA offers the class to federal, tribal, state, and local government divers with a work-related need at no-cost, to meet EPA’s and our partners program needs. Training includes SCUBA, tethered SCUBA, and surface supply introduction with rescue skills training. CONTACT: Sean Sheldrake ● [email protected]
EPA divers practice open water rescue techniques
Pop Quiz Answer from Page 1 A leaky faucet dripping at the rate of one drip per second
can waste how many gallons per year?
A. 10B. 500C. 3,000D. 13,000
EPA encourages you to hunt down the drips in your home during Fix a Leak Week, March 16-22. EPA’s Fix a Leak Week website offers tips to identify and fix leaks.
To see all of the information on the poster in full size, go to: https://go.usa.gov/xdpBT.
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Calendar of Events March 2-3 IndoorAirQualityinAlaskaCommunities. Dillingham, AK
http://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/Training/training_air
4-6 IndoorAirQualityDiagnosticTools.Dillingham, AK http://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/Training/training_air
10-12 EPAResidentialWoodsmokeWorkshop. New Orleans, LA ● https://bit.ly/2PqAjt4
10-12 RuralAlaskaLandfillOperator(RALO)Training. Anchorage, AK ● https://bit.ly/32tbJNt
16 Developing a Disaster Debris Management Plan. 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time https://bit.ly/3a4O0Wj
17 Alaska LEO Network Monthly Webinar. 2:00 p.m. Alaska Time http://www.leonetwork.org
17-20 Region10RTOCQuarterlyMeeting. Seattle, WA ● http://region10rtoc.net/home
24 Superfund Redevelopment Roundtable Webinar Series: Session 2. 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time https://clu-in.org/live
24 Alaska LEO Network Monthly Webinar. 2:00 p.m. Alaska Time http://www.leonetwork.org
30–April1 SmokeManagementintheNorthwestAnnualMeeting:Prescribed Fire Smoke Management and Health Messaging - Protecting Public Health as Treated Acres Increase. Ashland, OR ● Mike McGowan 208-378-5764 or [email protected]
31–April2 CompostingStrategiesandTribalFoodSecurity.San Francisco, CA https://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/Training/training_waste
April 6 TribalConsultation:DraftEPAPlanfortheFederalCertificationofApplicatorsof
RestrictedUsePesticideswithinIndianCountry. 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time ● 1-866-299-3188, enter code 202-566-0603 ● https://meet.lync.com/usepa/ryan.emily/CYPVY5SZ
7-9 UST Tribal Boot Camp. Arlington, TX ● www7.nau.edu/itep/main/forms/ustBCtx
7-9 RuralAlaskaLandfillOperator(RALO)Training. Anchorage, AK ● https://bit.ly/32tbJNt
13 ArcticandWesternAlaskaAreaCommitteeMeeting. Fairbanks, AK. 12:30 p.m. Alaska Time. To join remotely, call 877-685-3169 and enter code 1112019 http://www.alaskarrt.org
13-15 GreenTransportationSummitandExpo. Tacoma, WA http://gtsummitexpo.socialenterprises.net
14-16 Alaska Oil Spill Technology Symposium. Fairbanks, AK ● https://go.usa.gov/xdp8g
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14-17 Alaska Emergency Management Conference. Anchorage, AK https://ready.alaska.gov/Preparedness/Conferences/Register
21 Alaska LEO Network Monthly Webinar. 2:00 p.m. Alaska Time http://www.leonetwork.org
21-23 UST Tribal Boot Camp. Oneida, WI ● https://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/forms/ustBCwi
21-24 National Recreational Water Workshop. Chicago, IL https://www.ctic.org/projects/Training/Rec_Waters
22-23 TribalWetlandsWorkingGroup(TWIG)SpringWorkshop:ADeepDiveintothe Elwha Recovery. Port Angeles, WA ● https://pnwtwig.wordpress.com/meetings
27-May 1 Backhaul, OSHA 10 Hour Safety, and Freon Removal Training. Anchorage, AK http://www.zendergroup.org/sw.html
28-30 Implementing and Managing Tribal Recycling Programs. Mobile, AL https://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/Training/training_waste
28-30 TribalPesticideInspectorResidentialTraining. Tulsa, OK https://www.epa.gov/compliance/pesticide-inspector-residential-training-pirt
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May 11-13 QualifiedSamplerTraining. Anchorage, AK ● http://www.zendergroup.org/sw.html
11-15 EPA Diver Training. Pensacola, FL ● https://www.epa.gov/diving/diver-training
27-29 NationalTribalForumonAirQuality.Tulsa, OK ● http://bit.ly/39M9HKU
Links to websites outside of EPA are provided for additional information that may be useful or interesting to our readers. We cannot attest to the accuracy of these third-party sites, nor does EPA endorse any nongovernment websites, companies or applications.
Vol. 29 No. 2–March 2020
Region 10 Tribal Newsletter
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Tribal Trust and Assistance Branch Staff
Stacy Murphy, Branch Manager .............. (206) 553-2106
ALASKA Todd Bender, Tribal Coordinator ............. (206) 553-0344
Katherine Brown, Tribal Coordinator ...... (206) 553-7263
Susan Conbere, Tribal Coordinator ......... (206) 553-6243
Michelle Davis, Tribal Coordinator .......... (907) 271-3434
Sherry Davis, Tribal Coordinator ............. (907) 271-6322
Kristy Fry, Tribal Coordinator ................... (206) 553-1085
Santina Gay, Tribal Coordinator ............... (907) 271-3413
JR Herbst, Tribal Coordinator .................. (206) 553-2116
Mahri Lowinger, Tribal Coordinator ........ (907) 271-6334
Michael Ortiz, Tribal Coordinator ............ (206) 553-6234
Catherine Vila, Grants Coordinator ........ (206) 553-1544Cathy Villa, Tribal Coordinator................. (907) 271-1270
WESTERN & CENTRAL OREGON, SOUTHWEST WASH
Kristine Carre, Tribal Coordinator ............ (503) 326-7024
IDAHO, WASHINGTON & EASTERN OREGON
Westley Foster, Tribal Coordinator .......... (206) 553-1604
Alan Moomaw, Tribal Coordinator .......... (360) 753-8071
Report Spills and Violations In the event of an oil spill, release of hazardous materials, or accident that may lead to an immediate threat to human health or the environment, please call 911. Then, report it to EPA’s National Response Center by calling 1-800-424-8802.
To report a possible environmental violation, submit information online to the EPA at https://echo.epa.gov/report-environmental-violations.
